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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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If you’ve been dealing directly with a Māori Land Court staff member, we suggest you get in touch with them first.

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Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.

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For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...

Documents/Landowner-notices/June-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.7 mb)

http:// ird.govt.nz/maori/land-trusts http:// ird.govt.nz/maori/land-trusts Contact the Māori Land Court The DX number is the postal address.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)

Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2024 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Information System of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (29 kb)

Judge Te Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?

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This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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1 māorilandcourt.co.nz Over the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen 10am, Friday 3 January 2025.

Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2024-25.pdf (341 kb)

māorilandcourt.co.nz Over the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday, 5 January 2026.

Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)